Watch-bracelet.



J. S. MURPHEY.

WATCH BRAOELET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1913.

Patented June 23 1,914

UNITED STATES PATENT. cirrus.

JOHN s. MURBHEY, or BALTIMORE, MAnYLAnn.

WATCH-BRACETET.

Specification of Letters Patent. -f Patented Jung; 23 1915 41Applicatfum filed June 6, 1913. Serial No. 772,042.

" :object to provide a simple and attractive holder to hichchains 0rstraps may be attached for attachment to the wrist of a wearer and whichwill. securely retain the watch in place to prevent damage or loss whilethe watchv is worn.

The inventionv is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure 1, sh0ws a, front face view of the improved holder and braceletwith a watch in place thereon. Fig.2, illustrates the same as viewed inside elevation. Fig. 3, shows a rear view of the same with the watch inplace in the holder. a Fig. t, illustrates the detached holder as viewedfrom the rear. Fig. 5, shows a side, or edge view of the dc tachedholder, andlFig. 6, illustrates a top plan or edge view a? the holder.

Referring to the drawing the numeral, 7, designates a circular ring bandhaving a circular opening, 8, of substantially the size of the exposedface, 9, of a watch, 10. This ring-band com rises a com aratively narrowring whic is preferab y concavo-con vex in cross section to conform tothe usually rounded circumference of the ordinary open-face watch case..At diametrically opposite edges the ring-band, 7, has spaced apartrearwardly-extending bars, 11, which latter have bends, 12, therein andwhich are connected beyond the said-bends by a crossbar, 13. These bars,11, and, 13, are formed I integrally with the ring-band and by reason oftheir form a slot, 14,.i's reduced so that a flexible hand, strap ormain, 15, may be connected to the cross-bars, 13, and serve to attachthe holder to the wrist. A lug, 16, extends rcarwardly from thering-band, 7, and projects in a plane between the spacedapart bars, 11,The rear end of this lug, 16, curves downwardly so as to form clip and aslot, 17, extends cross-wise of the ring-band and also extends into thecli the befall. At the front si e of the ringband ihe'slot, 17,communicates with the circular front opening at the upper ed e of thewatch face, 9. The rear edge oi? the lug between ring-band, 7, also hasa plurality of rearwardly-extending clip lugs, 18, for engaging therounded circumference of the watch case.

To attach the watch same rear side of the holder and the ring, 19,,stem, 20, and post, 21, of the watch a'ref passed through the opening,8, of the ring band from the rear to the front, as shown in broken linesin Fig. 2, of the drawing. Thepost, 21, is then moved up into the slot,

17, of the ring-band and rcarwardl-y extend- 1s placed at the ing lug,16. The diametrically opposite side of the watch case is next pushedoutwardly so as to seat the front side of the watch case against theinner side of the ring-band and during this movement the clip lugs, 18,will spring about the rimsedge of the watch case and hold the latter inthe holder. When the watch is in place the ring-band, 7, will seatagainst the front side of the watch around the open face, 9, and thestem and post of the watch will have position in front of the uppercross-bar, 13, towhich the wrist-engaging band is connected.

It will be noted that detachment of the wearing, and as inward movementof the case alone can efiect a detachment of the watch it IS obviousthat loss will be prevent ..'ed as long as the ring-band is held inplace by the flexible band or bracelet.

Hayingthus described my invention what I zlaiin and desire to secure byLetters Pat en 1s:-

1. A bracelet watch holder having a ringband with 3' central opening andwith watch-case engaging lugs projecting at one side thereof said bandalso having a watchpost embraclng arm projecting atthe same side as thesaid lugs with a slot extending from the central opening'through theband and into the post embracing arm; means on the band adjacent to theslotted arm for engaging a bracelet end and means-diametrically oppositethe slotted arm for engaging another bracelet end. I

2. A watch bracelet comprising a ringin a , band with a view opening atthefrolit side ed to said cross-bar and another bracelet-end engagingthe ring-band at a point diametrically opposite the slotted lug.

3. A bracelet watchholder having a circular ring with a central Viewopening for' a watch face said ring having watch-case engaging lugsprojecting at one side from its i marginal edge a watch post'- embracingarm also projecting from the marginal edge of .theringand atthe sameside as said lugs said arm hating a slot that is closed at theprojecting end ofthe arm but which extends across the ring and opensinto the central ,opening; a bracelet-engaging bar formed on the ring atsaid slottedarm and another bracelet-engaging bar formed on the ringdiametrically opposite said slotted arm.

In testimony whereofl affix my'signature in presence 0f two witnesses. f1' v JOHN SMURPHEY, lVitnesses: v w

JOHN W. H-EwEs," T.'FERD. VOGT. V l

